'Government employees would much rather receive their paycheque on time than some flyer full of political propaganda,' says CAPE's Greg Phillips.

Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre's recent mail-out to constituents in his Carleton, Ont. riding is raising some eyebrows. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre's recent newsletter sent to his constituents, in which he states twice that there were zero "public servants with Phoenix pay system problems under the Conservative government," has attracted some negative criticism. "First, thousands of public servants have had pay problems, since Justin Trudeau implemented the Phoenix pay system four months after becoming prime minister, against warnings that it was not ready. I am calling on the government to implement a three-step plan to fix

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